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The use of a Persona Doll to raise children’s intercultural awareness.

The use of a Persona Doll to raise children’s intercultural awareness. Introduction. Year 4 History. Rationale for Persona Doll.

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The use of a Persona Doll to raise children’s intercultural awareness.

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  1. The use of a Persona Doll to raise children’s intercultural awareness.

  2. Introduction • Year 4 • History

  3. Rationale for Persona Doll • ‘With the doll in the group setting, children become involved in the stories of their lives and engage in the issues which affect them…The dolls are an aid to helping children learn about discrimination, fairness and social justice issues.’

  4. Activity 1- Hot Seating • What is Hot Seating? • What type of questions are suitable? • Use of Persona Doll • Cross Curricular links and National Curriculum.

  5. Hot Seating • http://www.teachers.tv/video/238

  6. Activity 2 – Diary Entries • Why a diary entry? • How will the lesson be conducted? • What is the Persona Doll’s role? • Why is diary writing good for History? • What cross-curricular links are present?

  7. Examples of Diary Writing

  8. Activity 3-Role Play • Learning through Role play in history • The role of the Persona doll • Cross curricular links • How the activity will be conducted

  9. Activity 4 – Anti-Racism Poster • How the activity will be conducted? • Why this activity? • Cross Curricular links

  10. Misconceptions and Issues • Through reading we found that teachers can face difficulties in multi-ethnic Britain when children maintain stereotypical responses.

  11. Bibliography • Brown,B. (2001) Combating discrimination persona dolls in action. Trentham Books ltd, Staffordshire. • Frank, A. (1978) Anne Frank : The Diary of a young girl. Pocket Books, London. • Knowles,E. Ridley, W. (2006) Another Spanner in the works challenging prejudice and racism in mainly white schools. Trentham Books ltd, Staffordshire. • http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/ • Nutbrown, C. (2006) Key concepts in early childhood education and care. Sage Publications, London. • Paterson, D. Willoughby, D. Willoughby, S. (2001) Civil Rights in the USA, 1863 – 1980. Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford. • Wilson,J. (1997) The Lottie Project. Corgi Yearling Books, London.

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